Junior Football: Ages 8-12

AFL Juniors offers kids who have completed a few Auskick seasons the excitement of a football club environment

It allows players to experience a variety of positions on the ground from full back to full forward

Rules are still modified and where there are no junior girls competitions, girls can play in mixed gender teams as 13 and 14 year olds

Females can play in mixed-gender teams up to the age of 14. However, where possible girls aged 10-12 years should play in single gender junior competitions

See more at the AFL Junior Youth Policy

Youth Girls: Ages 13-17

Tailor made for players of all abilities and aspirations, Youth Girls is an ideal progression from either NAB AFL Auskick or AFL Junior

It provides an opportunity to play in an all-girl competition within a club environment

Girls can play in mixed competitions at this age level, however it is strongly recommended that girls aged 13 to 14 years participate in a structured youth girls competition conducted specifically for females using appropriate AFL Youth Girls rules – see Appendix 2

Pathways vary between states

Females can play in mixed-gender teams up to the age of 14. See more at the AFL Junior Youth Policy